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# sk178506 - "SmartView server certificate is invalid" message appears when opening new tab under Logs&Monitor

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk178506 |
| Date Created | 2022-04-11 |
| Last Modified | 2022-04-12 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.20 |

## Symptoms

- * When opening a new Logs \& Monitor tab, this message appears:
  "*SmartView is not available. SmartView server certificate is invalid.*"

* The client displays one certificate and the server displays another one.

## Cause

This can be due to a 'man in the middle' situation where the client display one certificate and the server display another one.

## Solution

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